Spring Valley Historic District

Last updated

Spring Valley Historic District
Spring Valley HD BucksCo PA.jpg
House in the Spring Valley Historic District, December 2011
USA Pennsylvania location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
LocationMill Road and U.S. Route 202, Buckingham Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°19′07″N75°04′59″W / 40.31861°N 75.08306°W / 40.31861; -75.08306
Area40.5 acres (16.4 ha)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 88000140 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1988

The Spring Valley Historic District, also known as Mechanic's Valley, is a national historic district that is located in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

History and architectural features

This district includes thirty-two contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures that are located in the crossroads village of Spring Valley. They include a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, some of which are representative of the vernacular Georgian and Federal styles.

The residential buildings are predominantly two-and-one-half-story, stuccoed stone structures, some of which date to the mid-eighteenth century. Notable buildings include the Upper Mill or Spring Valley Mill (c. 1740), the Lower Mill (c. 1820), a blacksmith and wheelwright shop, a cooperage, a store, and two inns—the "Neff's Tavern" and Temperance Inn (c. 1838). The contributing structures are the Spring Valley Mill Dam and a stone arch bridge. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ehrhart's Mill Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

Ehrhart's Mill Historic District is a national historic district located along Saucon Creek at Lower Saucon Township in Northampton County in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The district includes nine contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and four contributing structures associated with a 19th and early 20th century grist mill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Bethlehem Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

Central Bethlehem Historic District is a national historic district located in Bethlehem in Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area of eastern Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fountain Hill Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

Fountain Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Bethlehem, Lehigh County and Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Despite the name, it is mostly excludes the borough of Fountain Hill, which is an independent municipality located mostly to the southwest of the district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roaring Spring Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Roaring Spring Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Roaring Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kise Mill Bridge Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Kise Mill Bridge Historic District, also known as Mickley's Mill, is a national historic district that is located in Newberry Township in York County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boiling Springs Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

Boiling Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Boiling Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 127 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure associated with its role as an early iron manufacturing center and surrounding residential areas of Boiling Springs. Most of the contributing buildings date to the mid-19th century starting in 1845, with a few dated to the early period of development. The oldest buildings are a grist mill, the ironmaster's, Michael Ege, mansion (1795), and the restored Boiling Springs Tavern (1832). Other notable non-residential buildings include the former stone stables (1829) and forge building (1850s). Residential areas include notable examples of the Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, and Federal styles. The contributing structure is a stone three-arched bridge (1854).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newville Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Newville Historic District is a national historic district which is located in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The district is bordered roughly by Cove Alley, Big Spring Creek, the right-of-way for the Cumberland Valley Railroad, and Washington Street, and encompasses 414 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Newville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stoddartsville Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Stoddartsville Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Buck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gladwyne Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Gladwyne Historic District is a national historic district which is located in Gladwyne in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tamaqua Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Tamaqua Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Schuylkill Township and Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emlenton Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

Emlenton Historic District is a national historic district located at Emlenton, Venango County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 317 contributing buildings, 57 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Emlenton. It includes commercial, residential, industrial, and institutional buildings. They are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Italianate, Greek Revival, and Gothic Revival.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dyerstown Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

Dyerstown Historic District is a national historic district located in Dyerstown, Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 17 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in the crossroads village of Dyerstown. It is a largely residential district, with dwellings dating to the turn of the 19th century. The most recent dwelling was built about 1870. Some of the houses are reflective of vernacular Georgian style. The district also includes a former grist mill and associated outbuildings. The contributing structures are a stone arch bridge, and head race, dam, and remains of the mill race.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Point Pleasant Historic District (Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania)</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Point Pleasant Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Point Pleasant, Plumstead Township and Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Springtown Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Springtown Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Springtown, Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuttalossa Valley Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

Cuttalossa Valley Historic District is a national historic district located in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 23 contributing buildings, 10 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures along the narrow valley of Cuttalossa Creek. The district encompasses a variety of resources including dwellings, outbuildings, a mill, bridges, a fountain, and the remains of mills, dams, and mill races. A number of the buildings exhibit vernacular Federal and Georgian style details. Notable buildings include the Hard Times Tavern, Samuel Armitage House, Hill House, Watson Kenderline House, Cuttalossa Inn, and Laurelton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phillips Mill Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Phillips Mill Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hopewell Farm</span> United States historic place

The Hopewell Farm, also known as Lower Farm and Hopedell Farm, is a historic home and farm located at 1751 Valley Road in Valley Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The 500-acre farm complex has six contributing buildings, one contributing site, and six contributing structures. The buildings and property were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paradise Valley Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

TheParadise Valley Historic District is a national historic district that is located in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Green Valley Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Green Valley Historic District is a national historic district which is located in East Marlborough Township and Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buckland Historic District</span> Historic district in Virginia, United States

Buckland Historic District is a national historic district located at Buckland, Prince William County, Virginia. It encompasses 30 contributing buildings, 11 contributing sites, and 6 contributing structures in the town of Buckland. The district is centered on a grist mill, Buckland Mill, the third such structure located on the site. Besides the mill, the most significant buildings include an early 19th-century wagon tavern and a small church. For the most part the houses are small, simple, 19th-century dwellings constructed of log, frame or stone; most were intended to serve a commercial as well as a residential purpose. Other contributing resources include the mill race and dam, Cerro Gordo plantation, portions of the Civil War Buckland battlefields, the Kinsley Mill and miller's house, and Buckland Hall.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Judith H. Moore and Kathryn Wannemacher (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Spring Valley Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.